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Visable Satellie of Ida
Late season tropical storm Ida formed last Wednesday, peaked as a hurricane overnight with maximum sustained winds of 105 (Category #2 hurricane) and is just now approaching the U.S. mainland, but in a weakening state. Now, as a Tropical Storm, ( with the latest update from the NHC) Ida appears that it will make landfall sometime late Monday / early Tuesday near Pensacola, Florida. Tropical Storm Warnings cover alot of coastal real estate, stretching from south of New Orleans to east of Tallahassee,Florida. Coastal surge and heavy rainfall are the two biggest concerns with Ida. Water levels of 3' - 5' above mean sea level is expected, with rain amounts ranging between 3" and 8". The reason for Ida's downgrade has been two fold: the wind upper level winds and the dry air that the upper level winds have entrained into the system as it moves closer to land. The water vapor loop show these two forces nicely, in impacting Ida's strength. Outside of Ida, there are no other tropical systems to be concerned about. Seeing that this storm formed with only a few more weeks left in the Hurricane Season, Ida is a rare breed, as she is only one of six tropical cyclones to have made U.S. landfall in the month of November in the last 100 years! Those other November systems are listed below:
Yr. Name Max Winds Dates Deaths/ Damage ( millions of $) / Info
1994 Hurr. Gordon 85mph 11/8-11/21 $400 - Crossed Florida as a T.S. twice
1988 T. S. Keith 75mph 11/17-11/26 $3 - Crossed central Florida
1985 Hurr. Kate 120mph 11/15-11/23 5 deaths - Crossed Fl. Panhandle
as a Cat #1
1946 T.S #6 45mph 10/31-11/3 $7- Traveled I-95 (Miami-Myrtle Beach)
1935 Hurr #6 80mph 10/30-11/8 $5- Crossed So. Fl ( Miami-Naples)
Info Credit: weatherunderground.com
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